Uniform
11 Uniform and Property
Students must follow the requirements set out below and maintain a good standard of appearance. Uniform should be worn smartly to and from School, including after Games and Activities.
Girls’ Uniform (Years 7–11) Games Kit Blazer* Navy blue with the School crest embroidered on the lapel Girls Skirt* BGS Tartan, Kilt style, worn at knee length White BGS polo shirt* Blouse* Blue needlestripe, long, short or ¾-length sleeved fitted blouse Navy blue BGS gym shorts* with revers White socks Tights Plain navy blue or black Clean indoor training shoes Socks Plain grey, navy blue, black or white. Socks must show above Maroon BGS polo shirt* the level of the shoe Navy blue BGS ‘skort’* Shoes Black, sensible and low-heeled, with a rigid sole (ie not soft ‘ballet 1 pair hockey socks (plain maroon) shoe’ style). The heel should be no more than 3cm high measured 1 pair training shoes for outside use from the inside, and combined platform and heel should be no BGS tracksuit- soft shell jacket and more than 5cm measured from the outside (trainers and boots are training pants* not permitted). Shoes must provide adequate protection to the Shin pads and mouthguard whole foot, including the bridge of the foot. BGS mid-layer* (optional) Optional Items BGS waterproof tracksuit top* Trousers Plain charcoal (optional) Camisole White and it must not show above the revers of the blouse. BGS fitness leggings* (optional) BGS running shorts* (optional) Boys’ Uniform (Years 7-11) BGS long-sleeved thermal* Blazer* Navy blue with School crest embroidered on the top pocket (optional). Trousers Plain charcoal Shirt* Blue needlestripe, long or short-sleeved. The shirt must be Boys worn tucked inside the trouser waistband and with a tie. White BGS polo shirt* A plain white undergarment may be worn underneath Navy blue BGS gym shorts* Socks Plain grey, navy blue or black White socks Shoes Black (trainers and boots are not permitted). Shoes must Clean indoor training shoes provide adequate protection to the whole foot, including Reversible BGS games shirt* the bridge of the foot Navy BGS rugby shorts* Tie School tie with the stripe in the appropriate House colour. 1 pair rugby/hockey socks (plain maroon) Additional Items for girls and boys 1 pair rugby/football boots Coat Plain coat colours only will be allowed. No denim or logos BGS tracksuit- soft shell jacket and are permitted. Outer coats should not normally be worn in bottoms* or around the School Shin pads and mouthguard Jumper* Plain navy, v-necked with School crest embroidered on upper BGS mid-layer* (optional) left side (optional) BGS waterproof tracksuit top* Scarf Plain colour – other scarves are not permitted. Scarves may be (optional) worn only to and from School. (optional) BGS long-sleeved thermal* (optional). Cricket whites (only required for team members). Top tip: Order School uniform and mouthguard as soon as you can, as some sizes run out early. Additional rules for boys and Padlocks person at all times except during girls All children should bring in a PE and Games, where this is not • Earrings are not allowed, but if combination padlock for their possible (see below). ears have been pierced one pair locker on the first day of term. of small studs may be worn Please ensure that your child notes Valuables during PE and • Nose rings or other facial down the combination and also Games jewellery are not allowed shares this with the Form Tutor for Valuables should be handed in at • Students in Year 11 and above safekeeping. the start of a PE or Games lessons may wear subtle make-up in to be stored in the valuables box. natural colours. The Head of Mouthguards in sport It is the student’s responsibility to House or Form Tutor will tell No student will be allowed to collect the valuables from the duty students whose make-up is member of staff at the end of the excessive to visit the School participate in contact sports unless Nurse for its removal. they are wearing a mouthguard session. Valuables should never be • Nail varnish, lipstick and eye and it is therefore essential that all left in bags or coat pockets in the shadow are not allowed for any new students arrive in September changing rooms. students with one. It is preferable that the • Hair should be clean and tidy mouthguard be made to a specific Lost Property with no extremes of style or standard by a dental surgeon. Most The Student Helpdesk colour. Hair must not be cut with of the ‘self-mouldable’ types do Administrator sorts and records anything less than a ‘grade 2’ not meet the minimum standard all items of lost property that are • Excessive hair gel is not permitted recommended, and do not hold the handed in. Students are e-mailed • Necklaces, rings, bangles and ‘CE’ mark of approval. and asked to collect named bracelets are not permitted. Substandard mouthguards not property from the House boxes, which are located outside the Other equipment only fail to provide the protection needed: they are potentially Student Helpdesk. Students will need basic stationery dangerous as they can easily be Reports of unnamed items are including pen, pencil, pencil dislodged and inhaled. If a student logged and regularly checked sharpener, glue stick, scissors, already has a mouthguard, parents against incoming unnamed items. ruler and eraser for all lessons. should check that it fits. A child’s When matches are found students Certain lessons have additional growth, or a change such as the and parents are e-mailed to advise requirements: use of a brace, can affect the fitting them that an unnamed item has and effectiveness of a mouthguard. been located and is being held at • 30cm ruler marked in cm and mm the Student Helpdesk. Unclaimed • Protractor Valuables unnamed items are held for one • Pair of compasses Students are discouraged from half-term. Items not collected at • Calculator (Casio models such as bringing valuable items to School. this point are either sent to the FX83 GT PLUS or FX85 GT PLUS) Necessary valuables such as money School’s Second-hand Uniform • Set of twelve coloured pencil for bus fares, bus passes and Shop or to charity. Please ensure crayons (felt-tip pens are not watches should be kept on the that all your child’s items are clearly permitted) named. • A fully charged iPad – once your child has received one from the School • A purple pen Uniform supplier Textbooks and specialised equipment will be issued on loan. The School’s official supplier of School Students will be required to pay uniform and Games kit is Schoolblazer, 0333 for any loss or damage to School 700 0703, www.schoolblazer.com. property. * denotes items to be purchased from Schoolblazer.
BGS has a Uniform Shop that sells good- quality second-hand uniform. 13 Guidance regarding dress A Sikh student who has gone Students’ property associated with religious through the Amrit Pahul ceremony Every article of clothing, including observance may wear a kirpan provided this shoes, trainers and Games kit, Students must have due regard for is clearly ceremonial and not should be clearly and indelibly how the clothes they wear affect: displayed openly, sewn into the marked with the student’s name. • the health and safety sheath so that it cannot be drawn, This ensures that if anything is requirements of different areas of and worn under clothing to ensure lost and subsequently found it can the School: for example, long hair the highest possible safety at all easily be returned. Schoolblazer must be tied back and items such times. Before a kirpan is worn the offers pre-labeling as standard on as a crucifix on a long chain must parents of the student, and the the uniform that they provide. not be worn in Science laboratories, student, must sign a form available The student’s name, or initials, DT workshops, in Home Economic from the School Office on which should also be indelibly marked kitchens or when participating in they agree that it will not be shown on personal property, such as Games and PE in School. The form gives a waiver watch, calculator, pencil case, etc. • security requirements: individual of indemnity against claims for All mobile telephones should be students must be identifiable in negligence arising out of simply security-marked inside the cover order to maintain good order and wearing their kirpan. This will apply with your house number and so we may easily detect intruders: only if the kirpan is intentionally postcode. Please also keep a record a hooded top, for example, may misused by the wearer. of the SIM card number. never be worn except as part of the Games kit If a student and his/her parents Students are responsible for the • teaching and learning: a student’s would like permission for particular security and safe use of all their face must remain unobscured garments or objects to be worn personal property including money, so that a teacher can judge for PE and Games to conform mobile telephones, watches, their engagement with learning with their religious or cultural calculators, computers, musical and secure their participation in traditions, the request should be instruments and sports equipment, discussions and practical activities. made in writing to the Director of and for property lent to them by Hence a niqab, for example, may Sport. Permission will be granted the School. We may be able to not be worn. only provided the student can assist in the temporary storage of still participate safely. No items of valuables, including lost property, In line with their religious jewellery are permitted. if required, but will not accept observance students may wear responsibility for loss or damage to a headscarf, skullcap or turban valuables in circumstances outside (including rumal, patka, dupatta the School’s reasonable control. or chunni). Rastafarians will never be asked to wear borrowed clothing. The modesty of dress in religions such as Judaism, Islam and Plymouth Brethren will always be respected.
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